Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi
Burundi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 45.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi stood at 45.2%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi peaked at 72.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2013.
Burundi ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.5% | — |
| 2001 | 69.1% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 45.2% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.8% | 35.6% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 30.0% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 43.1% | 47.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi was 45.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2013.
- How does Burundi rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burundi ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release